Why Singaporeans Aren't Hungry Enough: Lee Kuan Yew on Startups & Entrepreneurship

There's been some debate recently on why Singapore hasn't produced a global tech giant. In this video, we explore Lee Kuan Yew's views on why entrepreneurship, innovation & startups never took off in Singapore during his tenure as Prime Minister. 0:00 - Intro (ft. Kishore Mahbubani) 1:30 - Reason 1 (ft. Sweden) 3:45 - Reason 2 (ft. Creative Technology) 7:23 - Reason 3 (ft. Brain Drain) 8:54 - Reason 4 (ft. Chinese Culture) 10:14 - Reason 5 (ft. Malaysia & Indonesia) 12:24 - Singapore's Only Advantage? 14:05 - Singapore today (ft. Co-founder of GoTo) 15:10 - Downside of an Entrepreneurial Culture 17:06 - Who is Singapore's Best Entrepreneur?

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